India 1862(c) rupee

from Stack's Bowers October 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71818

This specimen was lot 71818 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Rupee, 1862-(C). Calcutta Mint. Victoria. PCGS MS-62 Gold Shield. A well struck and richly toned example with frosty devices and satiny surfaces." This date, the first after the abolition of the East India Company, was struck in large numbers 1862-73 in dozens of varieties at Madras, Bombay and Calcutta (shown here).

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specifications: 11.66 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: SW-4.51; KM-473.1.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Stevens, Paul, and Randy Weir, The Uniform Coinage of India, 1835 to 1947, A Catalogue and Pricelist, London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2012.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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